How To Install libfdt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfdt-dev
libfdt-dev is:
This is a library containing functions for manipulating Flat Device Trees.
This package contains the files needed for development against libfdt.
There are three methods to install libfdt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfdt-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfdt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfdt-dev
Install libfdt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfdt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfdt-dev
Install libfdt-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfdt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfdt-dev
How To Uninstall libfdt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfdt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfdt-dev
Uninstall libfdt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfdt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdt-dev
Remove libfdt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfdt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfdt-dev
Remove libfdt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfdt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfdt-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
